Grrrrr..........I am having a terrible time drinking WATER!

katiep79
katiep79 Posts: 21
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
Ok, so I, for some reason HATE to drink water. Unless I am working out, I don't know why but I do not like it at all. I have been adding a dash of those Crystal Light single serving packets to it. Any suggestions? I would be grateful for any help and got me to drink WATER!!!! Thanks in advance!

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  • katiep79
    katiep79 Posts: 21
    Ok, so I, for some reason HATE to drink water. Unless I am working out, I don't know why but I do not like it at all. I have been adding a dash of those Crystal Light single serving packets to it. Any suggestions? I would be grateful for any help and got me to drink WATER!!!! Thanks in advance!
  • MyaPapaya75
    MyaPapaya75 Posts: 3,143 Member
    What are you drinking instead? As far as fluids and meeting that intake per day...
  • katiep79
    katiep79 Posts: 21
    Nothing that is good for me. I love Diet Mtn Dew.........grrr....I know, coffee in the mornings. IThat sounds even worse as I type this! I usually manage to choke down about 20ish oz of water a day. I just need to suck it up and drink it!!! I know it will help me get the weight off and it is such an easy way to boost the weight loss!
  • cbrooks66
    cbrooks66 Posts: 65 Member
    I hate it too...all of my life even when I played sports. You have to make it a part of your plan, and I don't know how you tell yourself this, but this is something you MUST do in order to be successful. Do what's hard. Sounds like you're making some good head-way...
  • MyaPapaya75
    MyaPapaya75 Posts: 3,143 Member
    maybe try getting in half with crystal light and the other half plain water.....and slowly add in more water
  • asm2108
    asm2108 Posts: 3
    Do you use a reuseable water bottle? I was struggling to get in 4 cups, but once I got a reusable bottle and just kept it around me all day long, it suddenly became so much easier and I was no longer thinking about it.
  • astridfeline
    astridfeline Posts: 1,200 Member
    Fresh lemons or limes are great in water. I've heard people put cukes in also.
  • lulubar
    lulubar Posts: 739 Member
    I used to hate drinking my water too, then a couple of weeks ago a friend told me to squeeze a slice of lemon, lime or orange into it. Oh my gosh! Now I can't get enough. I cut up a lemon (my personal fave), fill my water bottle with ice, squeeze in the slice of lemon - then drop it in the bottle and fill it with water and screw on the lid. My water bottle holds 3 cups water - I leave the lemons in so at the end of the day, I know how many times I've filled the bottle. I am sooooo hooked on it now - I love it!
  • katiep79
    katiep79 Posts: 21
    I do love lemon in my water. On the grocery list for tomorrow!
  • renayeb
    renayeb Posts: 79 Member
    What I did to drink more water is alternate between water and the packets of CL. Actually I used the Hawaiian Punch packets. Think of the flavored water as a REWARD for finishing the bottle of plain ol' water. Then, slowly switch out the CL for the real stuff.:happy: :drinker: :happy:
  • heal4444
    heal4444 Posts: 709
    Hi, :happy:

    I posted this in the chit-chat, fun, games section a few days ago with the title of :happy:

    A Favorite Joke::happy:

    Enjoy! :happy:

    __________________________________________________________________

    :happy:


    A patient went to the doctor and had a long list of complaints. After awhile, the doctor wrote up a Rx for 8 different types of pills.

    The doctor said to him, "Hmmm, this is serious, this is serious. You need to follow my advice and take these 8 pills for the rest of your life."

    The patient was shocked he went from taking no pills to having to take 8 pills everyday for the rest of his life.

    "Doctor, am I going to live? Am I going to be ok? How long do I have?"

    "Just take these 8 pills, The yellow one first thing in the morning. The pharmacist will give you a complete schedule. Take 1 of them every couple of hours a day with a glass of water."

    "But Doctor, 8?!!!!" "What's wrong with me?! Should I tell my wife? She'll be so alarmed. What am I going to tell her?"

    "Yes, you'll be fine. It's a Rx for sugar pills. A placebo. You're not drinking enough water."
  • jennlos
    jennlos Posts: 200
    I don't know maybe I am weird or something but I drink my water at room temperture. I am a diet dew freak myself but I know that in order for me to do what I know is right I have to give up the dew. I don't buy it for the house and don't keep anything that I like to drink so all I have is my water. The first week I didn't drink anything but water and I got off of my little addiction to the dew. I still have one occasionally but more water.
  • wender
    wender Posts: 38
    I actually like water better at room temperature too. I also like it with lemons, limes and oranges in it.
  • Hannah_Banana
    Hannah_Banana Posts: 1,242 Member
    I used to hate water too. Now I CRAVE it. It just comes with drinking it all the time. I still can't do straight water (at least every day) but I use the lemonade crystal light packages. Something that helped me regulate was to put it in a quart or 2quart container. That way I only have to down 2-4 bottles max. (I try to drink 100ounces a day). :drinker:

    It will get better! :flowerforyou:
  • amymeenieminymo
    amymeenieminymo Posts: 2,394 Member
    I hate water too...I have been slacking terribly about drinking it though. I'll be lucky if I can get one 12 oz bottle in a day at work. Once home as long as I have it, I drink fat free skim milk. But when I DO really try drinking it, I try the following tricks...

    -Make sure the water is COLD. I think water tastes like crap but as long as it's really cold I don't mind it as much.

    I try to take a few big gulps after each report I finish at work....I also try to do one bottle in the morning, one at lunch and one in the afternoon.

    -Think of trying to finish your bottle so that you can get a break and walk around to go fill the bottle

    -Try a straw....I haven't done this yet, but I remember straws always made drinks so much more fun as a kid for whatever reason

    -Make sure to log the water drank on your MFP page....it doesn't affect anything else but sometimes just seeing the progress I've made makes me want to keep going.
  • marisol7649
    marisol7649 Posts: 484 Member
    I am the same way. I detest water since I was pregnant with my son ( who is 14 yrs) now. I had bad morning sickness and it was so hot I would drink a gallon to two gallons of water a day.To make myself drink inow t I put fresh crushed mint leaves. I got the idea from a book I read that native americans would do this to flavor their water. Don't know if it is true but the water is sweet and fresh.
  • happyhubbard
    happyhubbard Posts: 171
    I hate it too, so here's what I do. I pretend like its alcohol and I'm trying to get drunk fast- I chug it fast and then refill and chug again. I even slam the empty cup on the countertop when I'm done and tell my husband, "refill bartender!" LOL...I'm totally serious!:laugh:
  • katiep79
    katiep79 Posts: 21
    The "adult beverage" mentality cracks me up! That is hysterical but I totally understand. Maybe I will try that with my fiance!!
  • bottledchaos
    bottledchaos Posts: 2
    I completely and utterly hate drinking water as well, I don't like it cold, with ice cubes, hot, luke warm, it makes me feel nauseated. The worst thing is I've just moved a very dry climate and I can feel that I'm slowly getting more and more dehydrated. ( I drink 4 cups of coffee per day at work most days and I'm so bad with the amount of salt I consume) I got enough into me when I lived in a more humid environment, but the adjustment to this dryness is very hard. I've started making a large pitcher of non-caffinated iced tea each night. Its been helping a lot, I've also started carrying around a water bottle all day at work (took a cue from everyone else there) and just grabbing a sip every now and again. I realised that doing this, I sneak in about a litre over the course of the day. I'll start trying to incorporate some of the suggestions in this thread as well, there's some really good ones!
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
    I :heart: :drinker: :blushing:
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
    I can tell you that I am addicted to water. :laugh: I drink it from morning till night. I do go to the restroom a lot but I am proud to say that I am not dehydrated. :laugh: I drink about 120 to 144 ounces of water a day. Sometimes more... It is the most important nutrient your body needs. Just thinking about makes me drink water. Try to find something that will motivate you and increase the intake gradually. Try something natural such as the lemons, limes, oranges, etc. Be careful about using too much artificial sweeteners. Someone said earlier that you will body get used to it and will crave it. I do crave water. Good luck to you. :flowerforyou:
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
    I can tell you that I am addicted to water. :laugh: I drink it from morning till night. I do go to the restroom a lot but I am proud to say that I am not dehydrated. :laugh: I drink about 120 to 144 ounces of water a day. Sometimes more... It is the most important nutrient your body needs. Just thinking about makes me drink water. Try to find something that will motivate you and increase the intake gradually. Try something natural such as the lemons, limes, oranges, etc. Be careful about using too much artificial sweeteners. Someone said earlier that you will body get used to it and will crave it. I do crave water. Good luck to you. :flowerforyou:
    ahh Alf, you're a girl after my own heart:flowerforyou: My name is FC and I too am a water addict and dang PROUD of it!:bigsmile: :drinker: :tongue:

    FC:heart:
  • Myth
    Myth Posts: 285 Member
    I am not a fan of water either. I have tried everything but I can not drink anythign with sugar substitue either. The best thing for me to drink water is constantly carry a water bottle around with me. I feel like I always have to drink it if it is sitting there and I am more likley to pick it up an drink it and not want food. I wish you luck.

    Shan
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